A while back we ran a give away on Instagram and asked followers to share their favourite Autumn activities, and there were so many wonderful suggestions we have put them together in this blog, adding our own favourites too! Favourite autumn activities from our wonderful & supportive Instagram followers: Leaf rubbing and printing Happy faces
This time of transition from autumn to winter has many ancient traditions and festivals, the most well known at the end of October and beginning of November being Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day each with their own traditions and fun, but with similarities too; a time when the veil between this world
To help show you the many different and magical ways that wool can be used as a craft material we have been busy putting together some ideas below to inspire! Wool is all natural, renewable, ecological and biodegradable. We stock lots of toys made from wool, and craft materials too such as knitting, felting, weaving,
lent and spring awakening! “Spring is in the air, my friends, And all is waking up. I think it’s time to wear a smile, Hold hands and share a cup.” March Meal Verse from ‘The Meadowsweet Year’, Caroline Acworth & Lucy Wallens lent garden activity Whilst eating our pancakes we made a Lent Garden for
“Kind hearts are the garden, Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits.” A sweet Valentine’s craft for this week – we made these wax Kindness Hearts to hang in the window! They are made from grating beeswax crayons onto wax paper and then melting them to create
After the darkest time of the year there is now a promise of spring and return of the light at Candlemas as the days begin to get longer, it is the midpoint between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Singing Candlemas songs whilst lighting candles in the earth can be a special way to mark this
“I go with my bright little lantern, My lantern it goes with me, In heaven, the stars are shining, On earth, shines my lantern for me My light shines bright, dark is the night, Rabimmel, Rabummel, Rabum” The legend of St Martin comes from France, where there once was a young man who passed under
“From as far as the stars, To here where I stand, I come to use my right and left hand… To draw, to paint, to make, to knit, For work so fine my hands are fit.” The heatwave seems over and even though a few weeks of summer are still left, the cooler breezes, and
Celebrating Earth Day – 22 April, by having fun with Earth Paints For Earth Day we painted the Earth using paints that are made using natural pigments from clay, and are organic and eco-friendly. The non-toxic and organic Children’s Earth Paint Kit is safe, fun and easy to use for all ages. They are eco-friendly paints that you
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